Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Section One Abstract

* Uruguay is one of the smallest countries in South America with a very unstable past.
* Despite the political tensions surrounding them, parents hoped for a great future for their children, which for some meant enrolling their children in a conservative Catholic school called Stella Maris College; the sport of choice...
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